OUTLANDER’s Sam Heughan knocked Sunday Mail food critic James Morton out the running for the coveted Radio Times TV Champion of Champions title.

Sam, who plays Scottish heartthrob Jamie Fraser in the Starz time-travel series has already got the backing from the show’s ever-growing fan base who first voted him as Radio Times’ Sci-Fi Champion, before voting him through to face off against Poldark star

Sam beat off stiff competition from Sci-Fi heroes suchas including, Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi, Once Upon A Time's Lana Parrilla and Colin O'Donoghue and The 100's Eliza Taylor-Cotter to bag the title.

After being voted as Sci-Fi Champion, Sam told RadioTimes.com: "An incredible war has just been fought! Battling some huge Science Fiction icons - and our fans did it!

Jamie Fraser - actor Sam Heughan (Image: Starz/ Sony Pictures)

"I'm honored to be awarded the Radio Times Sci-Fi Champion. Outlander fans have proven they are the most passionate, supportive and dedicated.

"I gratefully accept it on behalf of them. And Jamie and Claire..."

In the first round of the Champion of Champions voting stages, Sam acquired 3.5 million votes over James' 2.6 million - a worthy challenger there can be no doubt.

Poldark's Drama Champion Aidan Turner is all that stands in the Outlander's way of a date with destiny matched up against Sir David Attenborough or Ricky Gervais.